Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur

Along with palaces, and other attractions we set our eyes on exploring the most important tourist attractions of the city i.e., the forts. The second fort in Jaipur we followed after the Nahargarh Fort is Jaigarh Fort.This fort is very rugged in structure and is of very less artistic importance. It has huge fort walls, watch towers, palaces and temples. The palace is now converted into museum. This was built in 1726 by Sawai Jai Singh. This fort is also known as Fort of Victory. It was built mainly to safeguard Amber Fort from the enemy attacks which is more of artistic in nature. The fort is perched on a cliff and the walkways inside the fort provide the breathtaking views of the surroundings.The World's largest cannon on wheel, Jaiban, is to be found here. There is a huge water pit close to the cannon at a lower level. It is believed that the sound generated by firing this cannon was so huge that people close by can become deaf. After firing from this cannon the person has to jump in the water pit to save himself.

View of cannon Jaiban kept under shade and covered by fence

Also of interest is the intricate water supply and storage system, which is considered a marvel of planning.

Next we will explore the Amber Fort.P.S: December is the month when lot of tourists land in Rajasthan. So if you really want all the arrangements to be done properly this has to be done before October end.

78 comments:

Hi Rajesh! This is the one I haven't visited while in Jaipur; thanks for the tour...

Meanwhile, Blogtrotter (not me, I’m stuck here ;)) is profiting from the holidays in Lisbon this week and has a tour of Lake Galve, one of the beautiful lakes near Trakai, to show you! Hope you enjoy and have a great week!

I would very much like to travel to India some day. Thank you for the tour of this region. I would also be interested in that water supply system. Water is such a precious commodity. I just saw David Lean's Passage to India the other day. Though I wasn't fond of the movie itself - I certainly fell in love with India.

It Is Absolutely True !! I Am Always Proud Of Rajasthan And Thanks For Showing It !! Great One..Also I Have Started My Own Website And Would Like You To Have A Look At It.I Would Love To Have Your Comments On That Also.Unseen Rajasthan

Rajesh, little ol' me from NJ has actually been here, Jaipur, the pink city! I visited India 18 yrs. ago for a wedding and then spent 10 days touring with a guide..what wonderful memories you brought back for me :)Lynn

Hi! I just "discovered" you and your site through a comment you left on my guest post on Italy over at Phivos' site and wanted to pop over to say Hello and pour through your site "getting to know you"!Cheers,Toma

I always marvel at the water storage systems and the way the interiors of the forts and the royal chambers remain so cool inspite of the dazzling heat outside, Really an architectural marvel. Again a brilliant post.

hmmmm ... I'd love to view such architectural might and beauty on that walkway. I'll wear my sun hat :-) So that's the purpose for the water pit. Makes sense.

Hello again Rajesh, I mentioned Namaste on my Thursday Thirteen post (the link from my name will lead you to this post), and someone posed a question about namaste. Since you are in India, I was wondering if you could say something about namaste to answer Alice Audrey's question: "Does the boss do namaste chest high to employees?" I am no expert on the greeting as I merely presented it on the post. I will appreciate it if you could respond to the question for me. Thank you very much.

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Love traveling across India and capturing what I see in images. There is so much to discover and one life is not enough. I just love the experience. This is my small attempt to share my experiences with the world.
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